Author: Zabadak

A pleasingly catholic mix of science and arts, history and politics where you can feel chuffed if you have the relevant breadth of knowledge, but apart from 4ac, perhaps, it doesn’t matter if the background … Read more “28042 Thursday, 29 July 2021 When Quince the Eskimo gets here…”

I liked this rather well, despite or perhaps because of its somewhat quirky nature and occasional oblique use of the crossword language. I don’t think there’s much in the vocab to frighten anyone though the … Read more “28030 Thursday, 15 July 2021 Bliss it was in that dawn to be alive”

Not my briskest of solves in close to 24 minutes, with the lower half more resistant than the upper. And the overall outcome was marred by yet another in my daily series of pink squares, … Read more “28018 Thursday, 1st July 2021 An interesting cocktail down the middle.”

Well that’s been exciting. My PC has made itself unobtainable, so I’m working on a not very powerful android tablet, fine for doing the crossword, as I seem to make fewer mistakes, but a bit … Read more “28006 Thursday, 17th June 2021 Keep taking the tablet.”

I prepared for this by doing the Club Monthly Special, which took a while. Sometimes I find the complexities and obscurities of that one dull the apprehension of the rather more straightforward daily fare, but … Read more “27994 Thursday, 3 June 2021 Dearly beloved brethren, the Scripture moveth us in sundry places”

Time was when you could be interested in everything, and develop your interests in whichever direction took your fancy. Our chemist today was one such. These days, we are inclined to be more narrow, specialised, … Read more “27982 Thursday, 20 May 2021 A robin…has very little time to rest.”

I trundled though this in 17.56, with a good three minutes of that wondering what to put in at 11 across and being dense about it. Throughout there is a veritable compendium of standard abbreviations, … Read more “27970 Thursday, 6 May 2021 I prefer frogs.”

In keeping with the name and style of this community, I cheerfully report that my time for this one was 17.43, mostly but not entirely (see entries below) properly sorted out and submitted with the … Read more “27958 Thursday, 22 April 2021 Hans that does dishes can be soft as Gervais”

I made rather heavy weather of this, slowed by an entry I put in but was very dubious about and an entry I injudiciously biffed. When you have a dubious entry, it tends to make … Read more “27946 Thursday, 8 April 2021 Mr and Mrs Igitur and their flamboyant son Gaudy Amos”

A perfectly acceptable birthday present of a puzzle (I’m one short of the Biblical limit, unless I turn out to be strong) which I completed in a smidge over one score and 2 minutes. There … Read more “27934 Thursday, 25 March 2021 From Maternity to Here”